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Best Chow Chow Thakkali Kootu Recipe - Chayote Squash In Dal Coconut Curry Recipe
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Best Chow Chow Thakkali Kootu Recipe - Chayote Squash In Dal Coconut Curry Recipe

If you enjoy Best Chow Chow Thakkali Kootu Recipe - Chayote Squash In Dal Coconut Curry Recipe cuisine, this Lunch recipe is worth trying at home....

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10 Min Prep

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15 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 Chow chow (chayote squash) - peeled
  • 1/2 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split) - washed
  • 2 Tomatoes - roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 Dry Red Chillies
  • 1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 2 teaspoons Sunflower Oil
  • Salt - to taste
  • 1/4 cup Fresh coconut - grated
  • 2 Dry Red Chillies
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns

Instructions

1
To begin making Chow Chow Thakkali Kootu preparation guide, wash and soak the moong dal for 10 mins.Meanwhile, wash, de-skin, core the chow chow/chayote squash and cut into small cubes. Now, mix in the drained soaked moong dal to the pressure cooking vessel, along with chow chow, table salt, tomatoes, cumin, turmeric dusting seasoning, long with 1-1/4 cups aqua and pressure make for 2 to 3 whistles.
2
Turn off the mildly hot and allow the pressure to release naturally.Meanwhile, make a fine paste of the grated coconut, red chilli, cumin seeds, pepper using a mixer grinder adding very little aqua.Place a  heavy bottomed cooking vessel on low mildly hot, mix in the cooked dal, chow chow and the prepared kootu masala along with 1/2 cup of aqua.essence with table salt and let the chow chow kootu low-boil for 3 to 4 mins on high mildly hot and turn off the mildly hot.
3
Check the table salt and adjust according to umami profile.mildly hot lubricate in a small tadka cooking vessel, mix in the dried chillies, asafoetida, mustard seeds and let it splutter.mix in the curry leaves, let it splutter and mix in this tadka to the prepared Chow Chow Thakkali Kootu.
4
Once done, transfer the kootu to a serving mixing bowl and present burning.present Chow Chow Thakkali Kootu preparation guide along with Phulkas and Carrot Cucumber Tomato Salad for a light weekday lunch.Or if you wish to make an elaborate meal, present Chow Chow Thakkali Kootu along with Steamed Rice, Murungakkai Puli Kuzhambu (Drumstick Tamarind Curry), Kollu Rasam, Curd and Elai Vadams for the weekend lunch.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
South Indian Recipes
Course
Lunch
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
25 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

10 mins

Cooking Time

15 mins

Total Time

25 mins
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